Punjab News

Chandigarh, June 3, 2025 - The Punjab Vigilance Bureau, during its ongoing drive against corruption in the state, on Tuesday arrested Gurazad Singh, Superintendent, posted in the office of Assistant Registrar (AR), Cooperative Societies, Dera Bassi, SAS Nagar district while accepting a bribe of Rs. 10,000. According to an official spokesperson of the VB, the arrest followed a complaint filed by a resident of village Chhachhroli in Dera Bassi. The complainant had availed a Rs. 2 lakh loan in 2012 from Rani Majra Multipurpose Agricultural Cooperative Service Society but defaulted on repayments, accumulating Rs. 3,16,632 in dues. Afterwards, the complainant had cleared the entire outstanding amount of Rs. 4,14,500 on March 13 this year and obtained necessary clearance from the said Society...

Chandigarh 3 June 2025:           Punjab Vidhan Sabha Speaker Kultar Singh Sandhwan has condoled the demise of Hazoori Ragi Bhai Inderjit Singh Bombay Wale of Sri Darbar Sahib, Amritsar who has completed his worldly journey and has gone to the feet of Akal Purakh.           Speaker further said that I am deeply saddened to hear the news of his passing away. Hazoori Ragi Bhai Inderjit Singh Bombay Wale was a great personality who has dedicated his entire life in the service of Guru Sahib. He will always remain in the hearts of the Sikh Sangat due to his service to the Guru Ghar. May Guru Sahib grant his family and loving followers the strength to bear this loss. Bhai Sahib's melodious voice will ...

Chandigarh, June 3 Punjab Finance Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema expressed heartfelt gratitude to Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann and AAP National Convener Arvind Kejriwal for the Punjab Cabinet's landmark decision to waive off the outstanding loan of Rs 68 crore for 4,727 poor Scheduled Caste families, owed to the Punjab Scheduled Castes Land Development and Finance Corporation as of March 31, 2020. He said that this decisive action is set to bring relief to thousands families, who have been grappling with this financial burden for last 2 decades. At the press conference convened by the Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to announce the loan waiver decision, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema provided a detailed breakdown of the waived amount. He said that the total waiv...

Jalandhar, June 02: In a major stride towards reinforcing law and order in the city, the Commissionerate Police Jalandhar, under the leadership of Commissioner of Police Dhanpreet Kaur, has successfully apprehended 14 POs during the month of May. This achievement marks a notable milestone in the Jalandhar Police’s ongoing crackdown on absconding criminals.    Divulging the details, CP Jalandhar said that the PO Staff and Police Station teams carried out a series of well-coordinated raids, backed by advanced surveillance technology, technical support, and strategic planning. As a result, 14 Proclaimed Offenders wanted in various criminal cases were brought to justice. This follows the arrest of 10 POs in April, marking a consistent crackdown on absconding criminals. The Jala...

Jalandhar, June 2: To promote proper management of crop residue and agricultural mechanization in the district, a draw was conducted today under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner Dr. Himanshu Aggarwal by the District-Level Executive Committee to provide agricultural machinery on subsidy to farmers and Custom Hiring Centers under the CRM (Crop Residue Management) and SMAM (Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization) schemes. At the District Administrative Complex, the Deputy Commissioner, while presiding over the meeting along with Additional Deputy Commissioner Jasbir Singh, stated that under the Crop Residue Management (CRM) Scheme 2025-26, the Department of Agriculture had received online applications via the portal agrimachinerypb.com from April 22 to May 12, 2025, ...

CHANDIGARH, June 1:           With the war against drugs “Yudh Nashian Virudh” waged on the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann to eradicate drug menace from state entered 92nd day, Punjab Police on Sunday arrested 113 drug smugglers and recovered 2.09 kg heroin, 530 grams opium, 32679 intoxicant pills and Rs 1.8 lakhs drug money from their possession. With this, the number of total drug smugglers arrested has reached to 14,944 in just 92 days.           The operation was conducted on the directions of Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav simultaneously in all 28 Police districts of the state.           Notably, CM Bhag...

CHANDIGARH/AMRITSAR, June 1:           Amidst the ongoing drive to make Punjab a safe and secure state as per the directions of Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann, Amritsar Commissionerate Police has successfully busted a terror and extortion module linked to Pakistan’s ISI-backed Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) operative Jeevan Fauji with the arrest of two of his associates, said Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Gaurav Yadav on Sunday.            Those arrested have been identified as Karajpreet Singh alias Karaj (23) of Vairowal in Tarn Taran and Gurlal Singh alias Harman (23) of Goindwal Sahib in Tarn Taran. Police teams have also recovered one .30 bore pistol along with one liv...

Chandigarh/Amritsar, 31 May 2025: While conducting the sixth online NRI Milnee, NRI Affairs Minister Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal informed that more than 600 complaints of NRI Punjabis have been resolved so far in the online NRI Milnees.  The sixth monthly online NRI Milnee held today at Amritsar to resolve the grievances of NRI Punjabis.  Speaking about today's Milnee, Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal said that today we have received 123 complaints from NRI Punjabis from all over the world through various platforms.  He said that we are holding these NRI Milnees every month to resolve the grievances of NRI Punjabis.  He added that all these grievances would be resolved before the next meeting which is to be held in the month of June.  He further informed that 658 cases h...

Chandigarh, May 31: The Punjab Small Industries and Export Corporation (PSIEC) has taken a significant step toward enhancing land use efficiency with the approval of a comprehensive policy for the clubbing and de-clubbing of plots. Addressing a press conference at Punjab Bhawan, Industries and Investment Promotion Minister Tarunpreet Singh Sond announced the launch of a broad policy allowing clubbing and de-clubbing of industrial plots. He said that the decision aims to address the long-standing demand from industrialists and property owners for a structured and transparent mechanism for clubbing and de-clubbing of plots under PSIEC. This decision addresses long-standing demands from industrial stakeholders to merge or divide contiguous plots to optimize land usage, boost operational...

Chandigarh, May 30 Announcing a significant breakthrough in the ‘AAP’ led Punjab Government's efforts to curb the illicit liquor trade, Punjab Finance, Planning, Excise and Taxation Minister Advocate Harpal Singh Cheema on Friday said that a joint operation conducted by the Special Operation Group (Excise) and Excise Police on Thursday late evening led to the seizure of 80,000 litres of ethanol in the Bathinda region. He said that the ‘AAP’ Government’s zero-tolerance policy against illicit liquor trade has yielded significant results, with a total of 1,70,000 litres of ENA/Ethanol seized so far. Addressing a press conference here at Punjab Bhawan, Finance Minister Harpal Singh Cheema detailed the intelligence-driven operation that led to the bust. He said that acting on a credible i...